|
Characteristic
|
Home follow-upa(N=986)
|
Clinic follow-upb(N=2932)
|
p-valuec
|
|---|
|
N
|
(%)
|
N
|
(%)
|
|---|
|
Female
|
549
|
(55.7)
|
1467
|
(50.0)
|
0.002
|
|
Median age
|
22
| |
24
| |
<0.001
|
|
(1st and 3rd quartile)
|
(10–31)
| |
(13–35)
| | |
|
Age categories:
| |
<0.001
|
| |
< 6 years old
|
141
|
(14.3)
|
140
|
(4.8)
| |
|
6 to < 18
|
277
|
(28.1)
|
967
|
(33.0)
|
|
18 to < 35
|
399
|
(40.5)
|
1085
|
(37.0)
|
|
35 and older
|
169
|
(17.1)
|
740
|
(25.2)
|
|
Place of birth:
| |
0.008
|
| |
Latin America
|
592
|
(60.0)
|
1573
|
(53.7)
| |
|
Asia
|
243
|
(24.7)
|
837
|
(28.6)
|
|
USA
|
75
|
(7.6)
|
268
|
(9.1)
|
|
Africa
|
22
|
(2.2)
|
48
|
(1.6)
|
|
Europe
|
20
|
(2.0)
|
82
|
(2.8)
|
|
Unknown
|
34
|
(3.5)
|
124
|
(4.2)
| |
|
Needed translation serviced
|
60
|
(6.1)
|
176
|
(6.0)
|
0.93
|
|
Patient referral reason:
| |
| |
TST converters and TB case contactse
|
220
|
(22.3)
|
229
|
(7.8)
|
<0.001
|
|
Correction and rehabilitationf
|
9
|
(0.9)
|
226
|
(7.7)
| |
|
Postpartum womeng
|
59
|
(6.0)
|
169
|
(5.8)
|
|
TST+h from screening
|
698
|
(70.8)
|
2308
|
(78.7)
|
|
Prescribed 9Hi regimen
|
555
|
(56.3)
|
1595
|
(54.4)
|
0.30
|
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aPatients assigned home-based follow-up with a community health worker and public health nurse.
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bPatients with clinic-based follow-up.
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cSignificance testing with chi-square test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
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dPatients who spoke languages other than Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Cantonese, or Mandarin, and required use of a phone translation service or a family member for communication.
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eRecent tuberculin skin test converters and household contacts to active tuberculosis cases.
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fPatients from correctional and drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities.
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gWomen treated more than 2 months after delivery of child.
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hTST+: Tuberculin skin test positive from routine screening.
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i Nine months of isoniazid as opposed to six months of isoniazid.
